Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed
by Rand Morimoto, Michael Noel, Guy Yardeni, Omar Droubi, Andrew Abbate, Chris Amaris
Failover Clusters
Windows Server 2012 failover clusters are a clustering technology that provides system-level fault tolerance by using a process called failover. Failover clusters are best used to provide access to resources such as file shares, print queues, email or database services, and back-end applications. Applications and network services defined and managed by the failover cluster, along with cluster hardware including shared disk storage and network cards, are called cluster resources. When roles are cluster aware or certified to work with Windows Server 2012 failover clusters, they are monitored and managed by the cluster service to ensure proper operation.
When a problem is encountered with a cluster resource, the failover cluster ...
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